After the Curfew (Usmar Ismail, 1954)
Last night I watched Usmar Ismail's wonderful 1954 Indonesian film After the Curfew. There's a great collection associated with Martin Scorsese and his attempt to preserve classics of world cinema, which has led me to several great films. A.N. Alcaff plays Iskandar, a former freedom fighter against the Dutch who tries to return to a normal life after independence. He has a lovely fiancée, Norma (played by Netty Herawaty), but he's drawn instead to his ex-colleague Puja (Bambang Hermanto) and a prostitute, Laila (Dhalia).The entire film takes place in the space of one day, as he unsuccessfully tries to re-engage into a society that only seems to be interested in him as potential criminal muscle. Highly recommended.
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